THE CORRECT SHOWER BATH

Preoperative chlorhexidine shower or bath for prevention of surgical site infection: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Chlorhexidine showering is frequently recommended as an important preoperative measure to prevent surgical site infection (SSI). However, the efficacy of this approach is uncertain. METHODS A search of electronic databases was undertaken to identify prospective controlled trials evaluating whole-body preoperative bathing with chlorhexidine versus placebo or no bath for prevention o...

Which cleansing care is better, foot bath or shower? Analysis of 236 limb ulcers.

Foot baths and showering are two widely used methods to cleanse limb ulcers. However, some clinicians warn that foot baths may contribute to the spread of infection at the ulcer site. This study aimed to retrospectively investigate the relationship between cleansing methods and the limb prognoses of 236 patients with chronic limb ulcers. These patients were divided into two groups according to ...

Challenges in Implementing Pre-surgical Chlorhexidine Shower or Bath for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

The Shower

For the last year or two of college, I lived in a small room attached to a garage at the back of a house on Del Mar Boulevard in Pasadena. I’d been living in a room of the main house for a year and leaped at the opportunity for more privacy. The room was tiny — but I didn’t have much stuff and it had its own bathroom. It was just right for me. There was only one thing that was a little disagree...

The ultimate emergency shower.